The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1887-03-27
METHODIST CONFERENCE
THE PROCEEDINGS OF TIE DONINIEy
AT HACKENSACK.

Chaplain McCabe's SEN Refused AdmisT
sion TO the Cenferenee-The Meeting
OF lhe Wsman's Home Missionary Sa-
caeiy-Bishep Lowre's Report.
HAcKENsAcK, March 26--Tue days ses-
sion of the Newark NJ e. Conference was
opened with prayer by the Rev. M. G.
Reed. After this the regular business ses-
sion was opened. The following candidates
for full connection wer then address, by
the Bishop: G. M. Anderson, j. II. Fra
ger, G. G. Mounsdale, j. p McCabe, F. O.
B .ldwin, J. P. Heard and B. E Schulz.
The candidates were publicly put
through the usual formula of questions,
which they answered. The young men will
be ordained tomorrow morning in the First
M. E. Church by Bishop Warren.
Mr.. Brice presented for deacons orders
Isaac T.. Sufferd, r. T. Ssixin, @. F. Sit
terly and Robert L. Marsh and they were
elected.
The Rev. D. r, Lowrie, presiding elder
of the Jersy City district. made his annual
report. He did not go into statistical de-
tails like those of Elder BrIce. He showed
his district TO be in a fourishing condition.
He spoke at length against allo wing child
rem to attend church soelables and kissing
paIti s. The missionary collection in bis
district for the year am united to SO 600,
beng 5000 more than last year He said
that the Spring Valley Church, of which
George r. Bristor had been pastor before
mis- withdraw from the conference, was
full of promise.
Considerable commotion was created at
the morning ssion of the conference yes
terday by the appearance of Congressman
William Walter Phelps in the rear OF the
church, He was at once surrounded by
an admiring group of preachers, and for
time the bu mess of the conference seemed
to be of secondary importance.
The Rev. J. Boyd Brady and Rev. j. ".
Johnston, who are the guests of Mr.. Phelps
during the conference, are taken TO and
from their hosts handsome house, at Tea
neck, every day in carriage drawn by
pair of spirited thoroughbreds.
The four presiding elders of the confer
ence are holding consultations every after
noon with the Bishop. Most of the trans
fers have already been decided upon, but
will not be announced until Tuesday or
Wednesday.
TIE QU EsTIoN OF TRANSFERS.
There is much speculation among the
preachers as to how the question of trans
fers will be decided. There is movement
on foot among Methodists to allow pastors
to remain in one church as long as they and
the congregation mutually agree. This is
strongly opposed by the older preachers
who maintain that itinerancy is the spirit
ual trade mark of Methodism and should
not be given up.
When tie name of John p. McCabe, the
son of Q. @. McCabe came up, o discussion
at once arose. Messrs Larne and others
took the stand that as he was unable to do
active work on account of his health. ne
should not be admitted to the conference
on full mem bershlp. A number of minis
tiers, among whom were Rev. DR.. Dunn,
Rev. J. Boyd Brady, and others spoke in
his favor, but it was at last determined to
hold him for one year on probation, then
if his health is restored, he will then be Ia
ken in the conference in full membership.
The Womans Home Missionary Society hel1
their annual meeting in the afternoon. The
church was well filed with very attentive
audience. After the meeting had been
opened with prayer, the president, Mrs
Fitzgerald, introduced Mrs, A. J. Newman,
of Nebraska, who delivered very interest
es ing address on the Marmons. She gave
a general expose of the system, and urged
her hearer to make efforts in their behalf.
The Rev. Frank s. Goodman, son of the
late Rev. DIR. Goodman, will preach in the
First NJ. e. Church, of Hoboken, tals
morning. Rev E A. Conklin will preacs
at St Paul's NJ. E Church this mornings and
the Rev. William johnson will preach in
the evening. DIR. L. B. Damn viii preach
in the First Reformed Church, Hacken-
sack, and the Rev. J. Boyd Brady will
preach in the Second Reformed Church,
Hackensack